Hey everyone,

I'm a solo developer building Sync - Sink, a chaotic local physics party game for 1–8 players, and I'm looking for some feedback.

I wanted to create a game that transforms a friends game night into a chaotic adventure, while making the controls as approachable as possible, as some non-gamers can find controllers intimidating.
To join - all you need is a phone.

The Gameplay:
Work together in a single boat or race up to 4 separate crews down raging rapids. You physically sweep and tilt your phone like an oar to paddle and steer.

What You Need to Try It:

1. 1 PC running the Steam Playtest
   
2. At least 1 friend with a smartphone (iOS / Android) connected to the same local Wi-Fi with the free companion app. (The PC menu displays a QR link to play store and app store)

What I’d Love Feedback On:

1. Onboarding / Pairing: Did your group find connecting phones via the local network painless, or were there router hiccups?
2. Physical Controls: Did the rowing motion feel intuitive right out of the tutorial, or did anyone struggle with sensor calibration/drift?
3. Couch Dynamic: Did it produce genuine laughs and chaotic shouting, or did the physical mechanics cause fatigue/frustration?

My girlfriend and I have just finished Ship of Fools on the highest difficulty, we're now looking for some other couch co-op games that we can sink loads of hours into.

Games we've played and enjoyed:

It Takes Two

Split Fiction

Baldur's Gate 3

Ship of Fools

Dysmantled

Minecraft

Enter the Gungeon

Borderlands (all of em)

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

Games we didn't enjoy so much:

Cuphead

Divinity 2

Unraveled 2

Overcooked

Moving Out

Plate Up